Title

Knowledge and attitude on tooth wear among Najran population, KSA

Authors

Abdulrahman Aseri, Siraj DAA Khan*, Abdulrahman M. Aljarullah, Fahad H Al-aqil, Salem Almasabi, Nasser S. Alqathia, Fahad F. Al Haider & Yassin Mana Al Gfenh

Affiliation

Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA; *Corresponding author

Email

Siraj DAA Khan - Phone +966-17542-7960; E-mail: sdkhan@nu.edu.sa

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received September 2, 2022; Revised October 3, 2022; Accepted October 6, 2022, Published October 31, 2022

Tooth wear is the loss of a hard dental surface. This condition might occur due to some external or internal factors. The physiological, as well as pathological factors also caused loss of tooth surface. The aim of the following survey was to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of the Najran population about tooth wear. A questionnaire-based study was conducted among the people of Najran. Questions regarding attitude and knowledge about tooth wear were asked from the participants. Data were collected and statistically analyzed. It has been seen that participants of both genders almost have the same knowledge about tooth wear. However, females were more concerned with their dietary habits and the use of fluoride toothpaste. The participants of all age groups were well familiar with tooth wear and its prevention. It has been clear from the results that residents of Najran have good knowledge about the causes of tooth wear and its prevention but there is a need to increase their practices and change their food habits to avoid the severity of Tooth wear.

Keywords

Tooth wear (TW), pathological, dietary, severity, Prevention

Citation

Aseri et al. Bioinformation 18(10): 1029-1035 (2022)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.